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System of government

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

Unitary parliamentary republic

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Total population

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

 2,913,281 

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Total area (in square kilo meters)

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

33,846 km²

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Number of registered voters

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

3,072,000

 

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Number of registered political parties

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Number of polling stations

Last Updated : 2016-10-27

For presidential election: 2081 (including 100 abroad)

For parliament election: 2073 (including 95 abroad)

For head of local government and local legislature: 1977

 

 

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Average number of voters per polling station

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting age

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

18

 

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Elected Offices

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Election system

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

List Proportional Representation

 

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Terms of office

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

The President is indirectly elected by parliament to serve a 4-year term.

In the Parliament (Parlament) 101 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms

 

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Election

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

Moldovan parliamentary election, 2014

 

Election-References:

 

Date

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

30 November 2014

 

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Political parties in the elections

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Number of elected candidates

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

101 seats in Moldova’s Parliament (Parlament)

 

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Voter turnout

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

52%

 

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Number of ballots cast

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

1,649,508

 

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Legal framework for elections

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

Part of Constitution - Separate legislation

 

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Legal provisions

Last Updated : 2016-11-14

Constitution: Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, art. 75, 141-143. Electoral Law: Electoral Code 2010, Title VI.

 

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Referenda

Last Updated : 2016-11-14

Electoral Law: Electoral Code 2010, art. 146

 

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People’s Initiatives

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Recall Votes

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Official name

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

the Central Election Commission

 

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Mission, Vision, Key Objectives, Functions

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Type of EMB(independent, governmental, mixed)

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

Independent

 

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EMB budget source

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

The legislature

 

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EMB expenditure audit

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

The legislature

 

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Number of EMB members (commissioners)

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

1 - 10 members

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Term of EMB members (commissioners)

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

For a specified number of years

 

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Who appoints members (commissioners)?

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

Head of State - Legislature

 

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Selection of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Administrative divisions

Last Updated : 2016-11-14

divided into 37 first-tier units, including 32 districts 

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Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district)

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

Existing regional/provincial/other boundaries are used

 

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Criteria for drawing boundaries

Last Updated : 2016-11-14

correspond to the borders of territorial- administrative units of second level of the
municipalities, of the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia, Chisinau and Balti
municipalities, and, at least 50 days before elections, CEC will create district electoral councils.

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Body responsible for drawing boundaries

Last Updated : 2016-11-14

Central Election Commission

 

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Requirements on the right to vote

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reasons for having the right to vote revoked

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Electoral Eligibility

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reasons for having the eligibility revoked

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Requirements for party registration

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Candidate nomination

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Nomination by political parties

- Self nomination (independents)

Candidate Registration (National Assembly members)

Last Updated : 2016-10-27

EMB is in charge of candidate registration.

manages candidate symbol, party affiliation, candidate name, type of election and names of consitutencies, date of registration, etc.

 

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Candidate registration deposit

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Amount of fee

- Return of fee

Uncontested Election

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Preparation of the voters list

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

A continuous register (voter data is continuously collected and d between electoral events

 

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Whether the registration is compulsory (or not)

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

Yes

 

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Who is responsible for the voters list

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

Created by the EMB using its own data collection and/or other sources of data

 

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Voters list preparation procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Inspection and objection procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Definition

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Period

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Methods

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Prohibited forms of campaigning

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Who is not permitted to campaign

Campaign Finance

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Campaign expense limit

- Income and expenditure of campaign expense

- Report, public inspection, and open of income and expenditure

- Investigation on income and expenditure of campaign expense & actions

- Reimbursement of campaign expense

Presiding officers

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① How many of officers in a polling station

② Roles of each officer

③ How we nominate the officers

Facilities or items a polling station is equipped with

Last Updated : 2016-10-27

Additional facilities: no problems with power and communication network, WC, fire extinguishing equipment, equipped with backup power sources, preferable at the I floor, ramps for persons with mobility disabilities,
Popular venues: schools, public offices, village halls etc

 

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Polling station location criteria

Last Updated : 2016-10-27

Distance: polling station must be in an accessible area.
Polling station is placed on the public owned premises, as well as premises used or managed by local authorities

 

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Voting hours

Last Updated : 2016-10-27

Opening time 07:00, Closing time 21:00

 

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Voting

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Is compulsory or voluntary?

② How many ballot papers are distributed to each voter?

Ballot Paper

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Determination of the order of candidates on ballots

② What has to be included in the ballot paper?

③ Ballot paper design or sample ballot paper

④ Valid and invalid ballot paper

Voting Procedures

Last Updated : 2016-10-27

Voter presents his/her ID card to the operator

Operator introduces the data in the computer, to verify in the SAIS Election System if the voter belongs to the respective polling and if he/she is not voting repeatedly

Voter presents his/her ID card to PEB member and sign in the voter list

PEB member applies the security stamp in the voter ID and issue the ballot paper

The ballot is filled in by the voter only in the booth for secret voting

Voter marks the ballot in voting booth (folds the ballot)

Introduce the ballot in the ballot box

Leave polling station

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Marking method

Last Updated : 2016-10-27

stamp

 

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Special voting (Absentee / Early / Proxy / Assisted / Postal / etc)

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Who are subjected to do

② Voting procedures

Counting Location

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

The polling stations

 

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Counting period

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Vote counting method

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Counting Procedures

Last Updated : 2016-10-27

- Start of counting : Immediately after voting ends

- Process of counting : takes 2-3 hours

- Counting process :

 

Announce the end of voting

Announce the start of counting

Arranging the place for counting the votes

Counting the unused ballots 

Counting the ballots which were filled in a wrong way

Counting how many voters received the ballots (signatures from the voters lists)

Counting the number of ballots from the mobile ballot box 

Counting the number of ballots from the stationary ballot box 

Counting the valid ballots (and arranging by candidates)

Counting the invalid ballots

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When are ballots recounted?

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

By request

 

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Who is eligible to vote for overseas voting?

Last Updated : 2016-10-21

Citizens residing outside the country
Citizens outside the country (including those on vacation)

 

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Overseas voters list preparation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Where to vote

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting procedure for early voting

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Methods used to transport ballot papers

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Counting procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

How is the elected candidate chosen in the case of a tie?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Apportioning of National Assembly seats

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Results Announcement

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Is the announcement of preliminary result required?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Deadline for announcement of final results

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reason for holding a by- or re-election

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

By-election dates

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Electoral process

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Criteria for allocating free broadcast time

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

Equal regardless of size of party and previous performance

 

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Television debates

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

legislative elections

 

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Blackout period for release of election survey results

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Electoral dispute resolution body

Last Updated : 2016-11-14

Courts and electoral bodies of higher level (the body that is superior to the body arrived at the decision) decide formal electoral disputes.

 

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Electoral dispute resolution mechanism

Last Updated : 2016-11-22

Article 66. (1) Actions/inactions and the decisions ofelectoral bodies, as well as actions/inactions of the electoral competitors,may be challenged at the electoral body within 3 calendar days as of date of committing the action or adopting the decision. The term for submitting the complaint is calculated starting with the next day of the date when the action/inaction was committed or identified or when the decision was adopted.

 

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Alternative electoral dispute resolution mechanism

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Direct public funding

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns

 

Annually provided funding an in relation to campaigns. For campaigns, political parties receive interest free loans that are cleared off after elections if they receive at least 3% of votes

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Private funding of political parties

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- If so, is there limit on the amount a donor can contribute to candidate or political party

Regulation, monitoring and investigation

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

Forfeiture - Loss of public funding - Deregistration of party - Loss of nomination of candidate - Other

Fines for many violations, or  the political party can loose the right for public funding. 

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Regulation, monitoring and investigation bodies

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

It is the responsibility of the Central Election Commission (CEC) to oversee compliance with the political finance laws and impose sanctions for violations. The CEC also reviews complains regarding violations

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Which electoral processes are using ICTs?

Last Updated : 2016-10-27

Voter identity confirmation, verification, and compilation of voters' lists, regular turnout information, tabulation of elections results (PEB operator introduce the data from the elections results protocols in the application connected to the CEC server), preparation of ballot papers

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When it was introduced

Last Updated : 2016-10-27

General Local Elections (ballot preparation) - 2011

Parliamentary Elections (other ITC) - 2014 

 

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Gender equality

Last Updated : 2016-11-14

20 of 101 (20%) seats in the Parlament / Parliament are held by women.

 

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Aids for disabled or handicapped voters

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voter education

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

Election time only

 

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National civic education

Last Updated : 2016-08-26

conducted by the National Electoral Management Body

 

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EMB Staff education

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Domestic observation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

International observation

Last Updated : 2016-11-22

Following an invitation from the authorities of Moldova to observe the upcoming presidential election, based on the findings and conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission, and in accordance with its mandate, the OSCE/ODIHR has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the Presidential Election, 30 October and 13 November (second round) 2016

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Partnerships/MoUs

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

International Activities

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Major challenges to elections

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Measures taken to deal with those Challenges

Last Updated : 2016-05-03